Your vision made real Your Cloud Continuum strategy can help you realize your business potential In order to achieve the full potential of your enterprise in the cloud, it’s But all that’s easier said than done. Simply understanding what important to develop a Continuum strategy that gets three things right: capabilities are even available on the Continuum can be hard, let alone 昀椀guring out how to use them. However, given the continually • A vision that clearly states the core values and future aspirations expanding possibilities the Continuum has to offer, it’s important to draw up clear priorities, which act as guardrails to keep different parts • An identi昀椀cation of competitive vulnerabilities and shortcomings of an organization moving in the same, desired direction. • A clear classi昀椀cation of capabilities, relative to where your Continuum Competitors lead the pack not just in formulating organization is today versus its future aspirations, leveraging the ambitious visions, but also at realizing them. For example, in North full extent of the Continuum America, Asia and the Latin Americas, Continuum Competitors aim for more ambitious 昀椀nancial and operational goals (e.g. faster time To start, draw up a Continuum strategy. The Continuum is not just one to market, increased cross sell or up sell, and increased number of technology, but many—each with its own strengths and limits. Some customers). And, they are more likely to have realized greater levels of organizations may be oriented toward hybrid cloud with some core tech adoption, such as more widespread use of AI in knowledge work. systems operating in a private cloud environment, but with AI, ML and Continuum Competitors are: natural language processing (NLP) leveraged in the public cloud for improved user experience. Others may leverage edge computing on 5G networks to reduce manufacturing defects at remote factories. 3.3x more likely to have adopted AI-augmented knowledge work. Ever–ready for every opportunity 15